Sample Position Descriptions for Digital Government Jobs

Use and customize these sample position descriptions to hire your own digital gov team. Position descriptions, as defined by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), include an official series, title, and grade based on the results of a classification determination.

Accessibility

• Web Development and Accessibility Specialist (MS Word, 22 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Analytics

• Web Analytics Manager, GS-14 (MS Word, 30 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Content Management / Strategy

• Content Strategist (IT Specialist) GS-12 (PDF, 75 KB, 7 pages, July 2014)
• Health Systems Specialist (DigitalGov) GS-14 (MS Word, 21KB, 4 pages, July 2014)
• Content Coordinator, General (MS Word, 19 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• National Web Content Manager (MS Word, 18 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Content Strategist (IT Specialist), GS-12 (MS Word, 33.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Design

• Design and Publishing Specialist, GS-14 (MS Word, 23 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Visual Information Specialist, GS-11 (MS Word, 23 KB, 2 page, September 2012)
• Web Designer (Technical), GS-9 (MS Word, 23 KB, 2 page, September 2012)
• Web Designer (Visual Info Spec), GS-9 (MS Word, 23 KB, 2 page, September 2012)

Entry Level / Intern / Detailee

• Usability Detailee / Entry Level (MS Word, 18 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)
• Multimedia Intern (MS Word, 89 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)
• Multimedia Producer Detailee (MS Word, 94 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)
• Usability and User Experience Intern (MS Word, 20 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)

Management

• Supervisory Web Communications Administrator, GS-15 (PDF, 116 KB, 11 pages, July 2014)
• Deputy Director of Web and New Media (SES) (MS Word, 53 KB, 4 pages, May 2009)
• Director of Digital Strategy, GS-15 (MS Word, 29 KB, 3 pages, September 2012)

Multilingual

• Bilingual Content Manager, GS-13 (MS Word, 38 KB, 2 pages, September 2012)
• Digital Engagement–Multilingual, GS-09 (PDF, 197 KB, 2 page, July 2014)
• Digital Engagement–Multilingual, GS-11 (PDF, 197 KB, 2 page, July 2014)

Project Management

• Program Management Analyst (Web Project Coordinator), GS-12 (MS Word, 21 KB, 2 page, September 2012)
• Program Management Analyst (Web Project Coordinator), GS-13 (MS Word, 21 KB, 2 page, September 2012)

Social Media

• Public Affairs Specialist (Social Media), GS-11 (MS Word, 21KB, 5 pages, July 2014)
• New Media Associate, GS-¹¹⁄₁₂ (MS Word, 34.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• New Media Specialist, GS-11 (MS Word, 20 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• New Media Technician, GS-13 (MS Word, 58.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)
• Social Media Manager, GS-14 (MS Word, 41.0 KB, 3 pages, September 2013)
• Social Media Manager, GS-14 (MS Word, 34.5 KB, 1 page, September 2012)

Search

• IT Specialist (Search) GS-2210-11

Usability / User Experience

Job posting examples of User Centered Design and research.

• Cognitive Research / Psychology

  • Research Psychologist – Army (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • Research Psychologist – U.S. Census (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • Computer Scientist – NIST (MS Word, Feb. 2015)

• Customer Experience

  • Customer Experience Officer – Dept. of Education (PDF, Feb. 2015)

• Information Architecture

  • Information Architect – Library of Congress (MS Word, Feb. 2015)

• User Experience Design

  • User Interface Designer – Veterans Affairs (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • User Experience Designer – CFPB (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • User Experience Designer – U.S. Trade and Patent Office (MS Word, Feb. 2015)

• User Experience Research

  • Senior Usability Specialist – Federal Aviation Administration (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • Program Analyst, Usability – GSA (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • Usability Specialist – HHS (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • Usability Specialist – Veterans Affairs (MS Word, Feb. 2015)
  • Engineering Psychologist – U.S. Trade and Patent Office (MS Word, Feb. 2015)

Find additional position templates on Usability.gov

Additional Resources

• Introduction to the Position Classification Standards (OPM) (PDF, 438.81, 73 pages, September 2009)
• OPM Hiring Reform
• Create a job announcement:
  • Position Description (PDF, 555 KB, 8 pages, September 2011)
  • Job Analysis (PDF, 88 KB, 2 pages, September 2011)
  • Factor Questions (MS Word, 15 KB, 3 pages, September 2011)
  • Job Announcement (MS Word, 35 KB, 12 pages, September 2011)